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Event Date: Mar 11, 2020
VPRI Unit: SPARC

March 6, 2020 UPDATE: The first of two planned EDI Peer Editing Workshops - the one on Tuesday, March 10 from 2:00-4:30pm - has been cancelled due to low registration numbers. Apologies for any inconvenience.
VPRI Unit: Research Ethics

The Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences has published a guide to help researchers determine whether their Pharmacy education research projects require a formal behavioural ethics application. Others in educational reseach may find it a valuable resource. Please feel free to contact Dr. Simon P. Albon (Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences) if you would like more information about the processes described. PERL Ethics Review Vetting Guide
Event Date: Feb 24, 2020
VPRI Unit: SPARC

SPARC is hosting Test Your Concept (TYC) panels for researchers interested in submitting applications to the 2020 New Frontiers in Research Fund Transformation Competition.
VPRI Unit: Research Ethics

Beginning 2020, the CREB will focus on re-review of applications that were approved prior to 2005.  An ethics re-review to ensure the study meets current ethical requirements, will be undertaken and communicated individually with each PI and primary contact on the study. 
VPRI Unit: VP Research & Innovation Office

Reiner Kruecken (TRIUMF/UBC Physics & Astronomy) has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
VPRI Unit: VP Research & Innovation Office

Ian Williams, an assistant professor in the University of British Columbia’s Creative Writing program, has been named the winner of the 2019 Scotiabank Giller Prize for his debut novel Reproduction.
VPRI Unit: VP Research & Innovation Office

Read a summary of the responses to the VPRI survey to evaluate the range of services offered to meet the needs of the research community
VPRI Unit: VP Research & Innovation Office

Six Canadian medical heroes are inducted annually to the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame. Their work may be a single meritorious contribution or a lifetime of superior accomplishments. Pioneers in their field, they are role models of excellence in health in Canada and the world.
VPRI Unit: VP Research & Innovation Office

Alix Ohlin & Ian Williams joined by alumnus Megan Gail Coles on shortlist of six finalists.

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